Milk-bottle closure



July 17, 1923. 11,462,462

- A. M. BAROODY MILK BOTTLE CLOSURE Filed Feb. 25, 1922 Patented M r7,teas.

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ASSAJD M. BAROODY, F DANVILLE, VIRGINIA.

MILK-BOTTLE CLOSURE.

application filed February 25, 1922. Serial No. 539,210.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AssAn M. BAROODY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Danville, in the county ofPittsylvania, State of Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Milk-Bottle Closures; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will' enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in closures andparticularly to milk bottle closures.

One object of the invention is to provide a disk closure for a milkbottle which is .adapted to bend across a transverse line 50 that aportion of the disk can be bent out to;pi'ovide an opening for pouringthe contf en'ts of the bottle, and moving means there- Another object ofthe invention is to provide a closure disk of this character having anovel and improved finger grip, which is adapted to be grasped to'swingthe-hinged part of the disk into open position, and

Other objects and advantages will be ap-- parent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing. Inthe drawing: Figure 1 is an enlarged top plan view of the disk with thefinger grip lying flatly against the face thereof.

I Figure 2 is an enlarged transverse sectional view on the line 2-2 ofFigure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view on the-line 33 ofFigure 1.

Figure 4 is a plan view of a modified form of the disk.

' Fi re 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure I.

Figure 6 is a sectional view on the same line as that of Figure 5showlng the movable part of the disk swung upwardly.

Referring particularly to the accompanylng drawing 10 represents thedisk closure which is formed from heavy paper, paste board or the like,and which is adapted to be snapped into the mouth of a milk bottle. Onthe lower face of the disk, and transversely thereof is formed a scoreor cut 12, which permits one portion, that is one-half or less, of thedisk, to be bent into the position shown in Figure 1, so that the liquidmay be readily poured from the bottle.

In the movable portion of the disk, designated as 10, near the edgethereof, and parallel to the score line 12, a wire staple 13 has itsends disposed in penetrating relation through the disk and then bentlaterally against the lower face of the disk, as shown at 14. A wireloop 15, has the ends of its legs bent into hook form as shown at 16,and with the bills engaged beneath the end portions of the portion ofthe staple 13,- I

which lies against the upper face of the disk. The remaining portion ofthe loop extends inwardly in the'direction of the score line 12, andlies flatly against the upper face of the movable portion 10 of thedisk. In the application of the loop to the staple, these leg ends 16will be pressed very tightly in embracing engagement with the staple.

To open the bottle, to permit the contents to be poured therefrom, the'finger nail is engaged under the bight of the loop so that it may beraised from the disk after which the operator grasps the loop betweenthe forefinger and thumb and swings the loop upwardly on the staple 13.Then by an upward pull on the loop, and with the thumb or finger of theother'hand resting on the other portion of the disk, the ortion 10 ofthe disk may be swung upwardly to provide an opening through which thecontents of the bottle maybe poured. The portion 10 may-then be swungdown and snapped into,

the-mouth of the bottle so that the contents will be effectivelyprevented from escape and dirt or dust excluded from the contents.

In Figures 4, 5 and 6 there is shown a modified form of the disk,particularly with reference to the hinging connection between the twoportions. The portions of the disk are indicated by the numerals 17 and18. The disk iscut transversely from its opposit-e edges on a lineparallel with the diameter theredf, as indicated at 19, the-cuts beingparallel in the upper and lower faces of the disk but spaced from eachother. The

cuts extend inwardly t'owardjthe center of' ledges, whereby when themovable section is again swung downwardly into the plane of the othersection, there will be provided a joint which will prevent escape of theliquid or ingress of dust or dirt.

Between the outer ends of the cuts 20, and on the inner face of thedisk, there is formed a score 21, so that the diskwill bend along thisline. This forms the hinge on which the section 17 is arranged to swing.The section 17 is provided with a finger grip 22 similar to that shownin the first form.

What is claimed is- 1. A bottle closure comprising a disk having itsopposite faces formed with cuts extending from opposite edges of thedisk parallel t0 the diameter of the disk and ex- I tended at rightangles into parallel relation at their inner ends, the cuts of one faceof the disk being oifset with respect to the cuts of the other face withresultant interlocking ledges when the material of the disk between thecuts of the opposite faces is broken.

2. A bottle closure comprising a disk havment and in parallel relationrespectively,

the disk being scored on one face at right angles to and between theouter ends of the parallel portions of the said cuts, the said ledgesbeing so arranged that the material of the disk of the movable sectionwill snap past the material of the other section when the saidmovablesection is moved out of the plane of the other section.

3. A bottle closure comprising a disk having transverse cuts on itsopposite faces which are offset but parallel to each other, the materialbetween the cuts of the opposite faces being adapted to be broken whenone portion of the disk is moved out of the plane of the disk resultingin ribs, one of which is arranged to snap past the other when the saidrtion is moved out of the plane of the dis In testimony whereof, I affixmy signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

ASSAD M. BAROODY.

Witnesses: HARRY M. TEST, CARRIE A. WAGNER.

